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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Paul A. Zulpa, Woodbury, CT (US);
Sachin S. Chandra, Fishkill, NY (US);
John S. Maresca, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-based method and system for facilitating production changes in an extended enterprise via a network environment. The system includes a manufacturing enterprise system including a host system operating a web server, a data storage device in communication with the host system, and at least one terminal for accessing the host system. The manufacturing enterprise system runs on a network that is coupled to the Internet and is accessible to an outside enterprise or trading partner identified with having proper access permissions. The server executes a set of programs for the process and product change notification application of the present invention. PCN notices and EOL requests are inputted into the manufacturing enterprise system via the process and product change notification application where required data are supplied, destination resources of affected parties are determined and decisions are calculated according to these inputs.